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SB19's rise to overseas popularity traced in Spotify's 'The Come Up'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1786952844562SB19 Osaka.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">SB19 performs at Summer Sonik Osaka in Japan. <em>Photo from SB19&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Spotify is shining the spotlight on SB19, tracing the P-pop supergroup&#x27;s rise to overseas popularity in the series &quot;The Come Up.&quot;</p><p>The series follows the five-member group&#x27;s journey from being featured artists on Spotify&#x27;s RADAR Philippines program, which sought to champion emerging artists, to performing at some of the world&#x27;s biggest music festivals, the streaming service said Monday in a press release.</p><p>The announcement comes shortly after SB19&#x27;s performances at Lollapalooza in the United States and Summer Sonic in Japan, two major international music festivals.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-eWOWll0J/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A16438475.600000009%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;The more places SB19 showed up on Spotify, the more their audience grew and stuck around. Our playlists like Tatak Pinoy, P-Pop On The Rise, and Viral Hits Philippines are how millions of listeners discover what to listen to next,&quot; said Spotify Philippines lead editor Chesca Tan.</p><p>&quot;And what stands out with SB19 is that every era gave us a reason to champion them again. Each time, the audience got bigger and stayed longer. From playlists to podcasts to a first-of-its-kind Listening Party that drew fans from around the world, it&#x27;s exciting to see an artist and their fans growing together on Spotify,&quot; Tan added.</p><p>In a joint statement, the boy band composed of Pablo, Josh, Justin, Ken and Stell said, &quot;When we debuted eight years ago, we never imagined performing at international festivals or hearing fans around the world sing our songs back to us.&quot;</p><p>&quot;A&#x27;TIN has been with us through every chapter, and Spotify has helped more listeners discover our music,&quot; the group said, referring to their fans.</p><p>&quot;Every milestone reminds us how far we’ve come and motivates us to keep creating music that makes Filipinos proud,&quot; they added.</p><p>Formed in 2018, SB19 gained mainstream success after going viral with its 2019 single &quot;Go Up&quot; and continued to build its popularity with subsequent releases, including the songs &quot;Mapa,&quot; &quot;Gento&quot; and &quot;Dam.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-3ROOpu6Qok?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Spotify is shining the spotlight on SB19, tracing the P-pop supergroup's rise to overseas popularity in the series 'The Come Up.'</p>

Spotify is shining the spotlight on SB19, tracing the P-pop supergroup's rise to overseas popularity in the series 'The Come Up.'

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SB19 milestones traced in Spotify's 'The Come Up'

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Published August 17, 2026 04:28 PM PHT

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